I Don’t Believe in Ghosts, But I Make a Living by Exorcising Them! - Chapter 142

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I Don’t Believe in Ghosts, But I Make a Living Through Exorcism! Episode 142

Really….

Really, there were ghosts.

I had known this fact for some time now, but actually confirming it was on a completely different level.

“Ah, Miss. Ghosts, they’re ghosts! Kyaaah!”

I, who had been in a daze, barely managed to pull myself together.

The ghosts were threateningly reaching out their hands as if they would harm Bella and the guild member at any moment.

I hurriedly stepped forward but then hesitated.

‘…But how?’

How exactly does one perform exorcism?

I had been active as an exorcist, and I had actually heard stories that I had performed exorcisms.

But I didn’t know how I had actually done the exorcisms.

This was the first time I had witnessed ghosts with my own eyes, so I didn’t know what I should do right now.

Would anything change if I went over there now?

I knew I had to save Bella and the guild member. But my feet just wouldn’t move.

At that moment, Bokdeungi bit down hard on my collar.

“Bokdeungi?”

“Woof woof!”

“…Huh?”

I was forcibly dragged by Bokdeungi.

It was difficult enough to keep up with what was happening without any warning.

I staggered from the strong force befitting a large dog, and just before I lost my balance and fell.

‘No!’

I displayed tremendous concentration and regained my balance.

‘Phew….’

Although I was a strange priest who had thrown a tightly clenched fist and slightly bent my knees.

It felt odd to be breathing a sigh of relief inwardly.

‘I think my fist just hit something?’

I puzzledly clenched and unclenched my fist repeatedly while raising my head.

It wasn’t my imagination.

Something strange was happening before my eyes.

Without me even noticing, a ghost that had flown right up to my nose was screaming while clutching its face.

【Kyaaaah! This, this woman. This woman is the one…!】

I stared blankly at that scene.

‘This woman?’

Despite the sharp voice, I could roughly understand what it was saying.

While painfully clawing at its face, its other hand was somehow trying to reach out to me.

The look in its eyes visible between its fingers was unusual. As if it would kill me right now.

【Eek- Urk- Grr-】

The screams it had been letting out while struggling soon changed to sounds like scraping metal.

That too was brief, as the ghost was annihilated.

Completely, without leaving even a handful of ashes.

‘…What was that?’

The pitch-black empty air as if nothing had been there from the beginning.

It was an unbelievable sight. I blinked slowly like an idiot.

“Miss, you really are our Miss!”

“Thank you, Exorcist! Then now these ghosts too….”

I looked bewilderedly at Bella and the guild member who were cheering, then lowered my gaze.

A small, round fist.

Not threatening at all.

It looked like it would lose within 10 seconds if it got into a fight with anyone.

‘But a ghost was annihilated by my punch?’

This really counted as exorcism?

“Woof!”

Bokdeungi barked loudly as if asking what the heck I was doing.

When I quickly raised my head, ghosts with furious faces were rushing toward me.

【Kill her.】

【Kill that woman!】

I reflexively took a stance.

It was do or die. For some reason, I recalled the situation when I first moved into the grand mansion after purchasing it.

‘Back then too, Bella said there were ghosts so I threw punches.’

Whoosh whoosh, even while thinking, I didn’t stop punching.

【Kyaaaah!】

【Eek- Eek- Eeek- Eek】

The moment they touched my fist, they all screamed and were annihilated just like the previous ghost.

That was a bit embarrassing.

Emily and Count Reymon, who had belatedly followed out due to the commotion outside, saw me and took punching stances to follow along.

But nothing happened at all.

‘Why do they only get knocked out by my fists?’

It’s strange. Really strange.

The only exercise I had done was the dancing I had recently learned from Emily.

Despite my clumsy posture and gradually weakening strength, the ghosts were knocked down with a single punch.

Had it been about 10 minutes like that?

“Huff, haaah….”

I gasped for breath and put my hands on my knees.

Fortunately, just when I thought I was too tired to continue, the ghosts around me had been annihilated.

As soon as I confirmed that not a single ghost remained in the vicinity, I collapsed onto the bare ground.

Ah, let me rest a little. My legs are shaking too much.

“Miss, that was truly perfect exorcism.”

“We almost all died.”

The guild member and my servants who had been isolated breathed sighs of relief. I smiled awkwardly.

“Woof!”

“Bokdeungi, good job.”

Then I petted Bokdeungi who had quietly approached.

I had to somehow squeeze out my last bit of strength to pet him.

Because Bokdeungi had annihilated the ghosts that rushed toward areas I couldn’t check.

‘Our precious Bokdeungi.’

Recalling the ghosts that had rushed at me with glaring eyes wanting to kill me made my body tremble.

‘If Bokdeungi hadn’t helped, wouldn’t I have died?’

Whether I died from exhaustion while exorcising or was killed by the ghosts. Either way, I would have died.

“Hmph!”

But suddenly Bokdeungi swatted away my hand. I held my wrist and sent him a shocked look.

Though it didn’t hurt at all since he had just pushed it away with his moist nose.

“Bokdeungi, why….”

“Grr.”

Bokdeungi growled lowly then bit down on my collar.

“Why?”

“Woof.”

Was it just my imagination that his sighing-like voice sounded frustrated?

Perhaps that’s why it naturally came to mind.

[There are currently two souls inside the puppy’s body.]

‘No way, is that really true?’

He understands everything so well, performs exorcisms, and shows expressions on his face…

I thought he was just a genius dog.

It wasn’t because I was his owner and being biased—

‘No, no.’

I quickly shook my head. Now wasn’t the time to think about such things.

There was no need to believe the words of someone who had only seen him for a day, spoke so confidently, yet couldn’t treat Bokdeungi at all.

“Woof!”

Meanwhile, Bokdeungi kept biting my collar and shaking his head left and right.

It was obvious he wanted to go somewhere again.

I didn’t know what it was, but I understood that people could suddenly see ghosts.

I also understood that meant there were many places that needed exorcism.

But my stamina has limits.

“Bokdeungi, I’m so tired. Let me rest for a moment… Ah!”

But Bokdeungi was merciless.

With tremendous force, he forcibly lifted my body and dragged me along again.

Behind us, I could hear Bella and the guild members shouting their thanks.

Haah…

“Huff, huff. Bokdeungi, so where are we going now?”

Of course, no answer came back.

I was troubled that Harman, who was supposed to come, hadn’t appeared, and I felt like I was dying trying to keep up with Bokdeungi who was running like crazy while gripping my collar.

But.

The place Bokdeungi headed to was none other than my room.

‘Wasn’t he taking me to do exorcism?’

He dragged me like there was something urgent, so I naturally thought we’d go somewhere outside the estate.

Not only did we come back to the estate, but to my room of all places.

As I stood there bewildered, Bokdeungi released my collar and skillfully stood up with his front paws on the desk.

He bit something firmly and carefully placed it in front of me.

“This is…”

I couldn’t help but be surprised.

It was the gift box that Harman had said we should open together during dinner tonight.

“Woof!”

Bokdeungi sat down with his front legs neatly positioned. His wagging tail seemed like he was urging me to open it right away.

I untied the blue ribbon around the box with trembling hands, then hesitated for a moment.

“But I promised to open it together with the Duke.”

“Woof woof!”

Ah, I get it.

But what are you doing barking so fiercely all of a sudden?

Bokdeungi, who had jumped up, was almost as tall as me. His body looked even more massive today, so I couldn’t hesitate any longer.

If he tears the box apart like that, it would be a disaster.

‘I tried to keep the promise.’

Harman was the one who didn’t keep it first.

Honestly, gift or whatever, the anticipation I’d had since yesterday had completely dropped.

In this situation, opening a gift wouldn’t solve anything anyway.

However, the moment I opened the box, my lips involuntarily curled inward. I pressed my lips tightly together.

“A letter…”

A blue envelope placed on top of velvet fabric covering something.

Recently, I’d been receiving letters from Harman almost daily, but why did I feel like crying the moment I saw it?

I closed my eyes tightly and opened them again.

I carefully tore open the envelope and took out the letter paper.

[Lady Siena.

Today is the last day of the week I mentioned.

If you’re reading this letter, it probably means I wasn’t able to come find you, Lady.]

My heart dropped with a thud.

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